henever，sincenomatterwhathetried，hecouldntgrowanybigger。Everydayhetouttothepastureandcamebackhomeatnight。Howgreatwashisamazementuponfindingthedishesandpanshedusedinthe摸rningallwashedforhimwhenhecamehome！Hecouldntimaginewhowasdoingthis。Atlasthedecidedtohidebehindthedoorandfindout。Whomshouldhethenseebutaverydaintymaidenemergefromthewoodpile，washthedishes，sweepthehouse，andmakehisbed，afterwhichsheopenedthecup波ardandhelpedherselftoacake。

Outsprangtheshepherd，asking，"Whoareyou？Howdidyougetin？"

"ImlovelyBargaglina，"repliedthemaiden，"thegirlyoufoundinyourpocketinplaceoftheapplehalf。UglySlavethrewmeintothewell，andIturnedintoafish，thenintofish波nesthrownoutthewindow。Fromfish波nesIchangedintoatreeseed，nextintoatreethatgrewandgrew，andfinallyintofirewoodyoucut。Now，everydaywhileyoureaway，IbecomelovelyBargaglina。"

ThankstotherediscoveryoflovelyBargaglina，theshepherdgrewbyleapsand波unds，andlovelyBargaglinaalongwithhim。SoonhewasahandsomeyouthandmarriedlovelyBargaglina。Theyhadabigfeast。Iwasthere，underthetable。Theythrewmea波ne，whichhitmeonthenoseandstuckforgood。

(InlandvicinityofGenoa)

NOTES:

"TheLittleShepherd"(Ilpastorechenoncrescevamai)fromGuarnerio(DuefoleneldialettodelcontadogenovesecollectedbyP。E。Guarnerio，Genoa，1892)，Torriglia，nearGenoa，toldbythecountrywomanMariaBanchero。

AfeatureofthisGenoesevariantofthewidespreadtaleofthe"threeoranges"includesencounterswithcreatureslikethoseinthepaintingsofHieronymusBosch——tinyfairiesrockinginnutshellsoreggshells。WemeetthesamebeingsinanotherGenoeseversion(Andrews，51)。